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First day for new MP Smith
THE Progressive Liberal Party’s Kingsley Smith, Jr, was officially sworn in yesterday as the member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.
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Shame of charade
THE symbolic ringing of the bell which was anxiously anticipated by almost everyone finally happened on Tuesday. How could the government screw up such a routine procedure?
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Brewery welcomes consular representatives
FREEPORT, GB – CEO of Bahamian Brewery, James ‘Jimmy’ Sands, was on hand to welcome the 13 delegates of the Honorary Consular Corps in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, who visited the island to hear about possible opportunities for investing in the Grand Bahama industrial sector.
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Govt urged: 'Set tune' on spending
The Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday urged the Government to “set the right tune” on controlling public spending, acknowledging that it will be difficult to leave “monumental footprints” initially in terms of cuts.Gowon Bowe told Tribune Bus
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Long Island in mourning
It is very disheartening to see the staunch Free National Movement (FNM) supporters of Long Island with their heads down and tails between their legs as though they are in mourning. In fact, Mrs Loretta Butl
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Students held sit-out over school conditions
STUDENTS who engaged in a sit-out at Colonel Hill High School in Crooked Island last week returned to school yesterday, Alfred Gray, MP for the area confirmed yesterday.
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Is Watson move a demotion?
A gentleman who I believe supports the Progressive Liberal Party asked me if I consider Clint Watson’s relocation from the Office of the Prime Minister as Press Secretary to ZNS (or the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas) a promotion? I told him no, considering that Watson, as Press Secretary, was the de facto mouthpiece of the Davis administration; having immediate access to Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis. For many thousands of Bahamians, Watson has become the face of the PLP.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: The good, the bad and the ugly of the new Cabinet
THIS week, we welcomed the first whole week of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) governance, once again.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: WHERE HAS THE PM GONE THIS TIME?
Anybody home?
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Pastor wants government answer on Nygard land
AN INFLUENTIAL church pastor is urging the government to make its position known as to whether billionaire Peter Nygard’s request to lease acres of Crown land will be granted.
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PM leads delegation to attend Mandela memorial service
AS Prime Minister Perry Christie set off for South Africa, government officials failed to confirm how many people would be a part of his delegation.
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Change since May 10?
Has anything changed since May 10, 2017?
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Spelling out one man's brilliance
``Honouring a Great Man of God’’
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Annual Optimist Nationals at Montagu Bay in October
FIDELITY Bank (Bahamas) Ltd. has donated generous sponsorship to The Bahamas Sailing Association to support this year’s Optimist National Championship, the largest national junior event on the country’s sailing calendar.
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US pair accused of false declarations to officers at airport
TWO Americans were accused of making false declarations to US officers at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
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Govt in a cash crunch over payments - Pintard
THE FNM last night claimed that there has been a “significant number of complaints” over payment delays by the government.
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PM to party in Dubai
The pandemic is not over. Currently, the Omicron wave is in magnitude nearly our second worst wave of pandemic. More than 120 people are in hospital. Some are fighting for their lives.
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Soca star to be paid $100k for Carnival
TRINIDADIAN Soca singer Machel Montano will reportedly be paid $100,000 to close out the Music Masters Concert for the upcoming Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, according to a source on the National Festival Commission.
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RENALDO'S RAMBLINGS: NFL WEEK FOUR AWARDS
Welcome back. So many good things returned to us in week four, the first quarter of the season was capped with somewhat of a renaissance.
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Optimist North American Sailing Championships in Nassau next week
THE Optimist North American Championship (OPTINAM) is a large, high profile junior sailing event hosted annually at different locations around the North Americas and Caribbean.
